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December 2024 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- More Pardons In Belarus As Lukashenka Prepares To Extend His Rule RFE/RL 28 Dec 2024 -- Authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka extended a wave of pardons ahead of a January presidential election in Belarus, ordering the release of 20 prisoners jailed on extremism charges his opponents and rights groups say were politically motivated.
- 5 Candidates Approved For Belarus Vote Lukashenka Seen Winning Easily RFE/RL 23 Dec 2024 -- Belarus's Central Election Commission (CEC) said five candidates, including Alyaksandr Lukashenka, have been registered for a presidential election next month, the first since balloting in 2020 triggered mass unrest amid claims of victory by the 70-year-old authoritarian ruler, who has since wiped out almost all traces of opposition and dissent in the country.
- Government introduces a sanction to defend against hostile influence activities by Russia and Belarus Estonia MFA 19 Dec 2024 -- The Foreign Minister today submitted a proposal to the government on imposing a sanction to defend Estonia against hostile influence activities by Russia and Belarus.
- MFA statement on summoning Belarusian chargé d'affaires Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Dec 2024 -- Due to the aggressive actions of the Belarusian KGB towards diplomats of the Republic of Poland accredited on the territory of the Republic of Belarus and of third countries, and further to the note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus of 11 December 2024, the Polish MFA summoned Belarusian Chargé d'Affaires Aleksei Ponkratenko on 18 December 2024.
- Iran, Belarus kick off joint parachuting drills in Bushehr IRNA 16 Dec 2024 -- The joint free fall parachuting camp of selected teams of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Belarus Army started in Bushehr on Monday.
- Belarus: EU lists 26 individuals and 2 entities in view of the situation in the country EC/CEU 16 Dec 2024 -- The Council today decided to impose restrictive measures on additional 26 individuals and 2 entities from Belarus, in view of the situation in the country.
- Belarus: Fourth meeting of the Consultative Group with democratic forces and civil society held in Brussels European External Action Service (EEAS) 11 Dec 2024 -- The 4th meeting of the Consultative Group between the European Union and Belarusian democratic forces and civil society took place on 11 December, in Brussels. The meeting presented the opportunity to reaffirm the EU's support to the brave Belarusian democratic forces in their quest for a democratic, independent, and sovereign Belarus.
- Lukashenka Reveals Plans For Russian Oreshnik Missile Deployment In Belarus RFE/RL 10 Dec 2024 -- Belarus's authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka said "several dozen" Russian nuclear warheads are now deployed in his country and that about 30 sites are being considered as potential locations for Oreshnik missile systems, which were recently combat-tested in a massive strike on Ukraine.
- Belarus Issues New Pardons, But Hundreds Of Political Prisoners Remain RFE/RL 09 Dec 2024 -- Belarus's authoritarian ruler, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, announced the pardon of 29 political prisoners, even as crackdowns on dissent intensify ahead of the January presidential election and while many hundreds of similar detainees remain behind bars.
- Landsbergis testifies at the U.S. Helsinki Commission Congressional Hearing dedicated to the role of Belarus in Russia's crimes during his visit to the United States Lithuania MFA 06 Dec 2024 -- On 5 December, in Washington, D.C., the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis, while on a working visit to the United States of America, testified at the U.S. Helsinki Commission Congressional Hearing convened to examine the role of Belarus in Russia's crimes.
- United States and the Belarusian Democratic Movement Hold Second Strategic Dialogue US Dept. of State 04 Dec 2024 -- The Department of State hosted the Second Strategic Dialogue between the United States government and the Belarusian democratic movement in Vilnius, Lithuania on December 4.
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